Swimming Pools
In connection with the subject of water a word relative to the sanitation of swimming pools will not be out of place. There are many municipal swimming pools in operation and while they are intended to improve the sanitary conditions, they may at the same time become a great menace to hygiene if they are not properly conducted.
No individual should be allowed to enter a swimming pool without first having taken a shower bath with a liberal use of soap. No one should be allowed in the pool who is infected with skin dis-eases of any kind, ulcers, running sores, conjunctivitis, or venereal dis-eases.
The water should be properly filtered when it enters the pool and there should be a constant process of disinfection. There should be not only right construction, but also fit maintenance of the pool. The swimmer should be properly instructed relative to swimming pool sanitation.